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I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office 2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart around
with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan
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Ryan,

For whatever reason the developers of Word2007 did not see a need for fancy
line segments. You are right that option is not available for line segments
drawn with Word2007. I believe this issue has been reported to MS. Who
knows, it may be restored with Word2010.

All is not lost if you still have access to Word 2003 (or even a Word 2003
document containing a line segment). Line segments created in a Word2003
document and cut/pasted to a Word2007 document can still be modified using
the Style window (weird yes).

If you use lines often, you could save a Word2003 line as a QuickPart.
Insert it where you want and then format it like you did in Word2003.

I can send you a Word2003 document containing a line segment if you need it.





Ryan wrote:
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office
2007. One of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to
change the Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use
Word... this new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't
want to fart around with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan


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See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR



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Unfortunately, the Line Style option for drawing lines was removed from Word
2007.

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"Ryan" wrote in message
...
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office 2007.
One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to change
the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use Word...
this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart around
with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan


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Ms. Barnhill,

Actually the option is disabled for line segments drawn with Word2007. The
option is still available and enabled for line segments drawn with Word2003.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Unfortunately, the Line Style option for drawing lines was removed
from Word 2007.


"Ryan" wrote in message
...
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office
2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to
change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use
Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart
around with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan


--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR



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Oh, that's good news, at least for those of us still running Word 2003 and
2007 side by side.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
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Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Ms. Barnhill,

Actually the option is disabled for line segments drawn with Word2007.
The option is still available and enabled for line segments drawn with
Word2003.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Unfortunately, the Line Style option for drawing lines was removed
from Word 2007.


"Ryan" wrote in message
...
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office
2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to
change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use
Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart
around with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan


--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR







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Take a look at my reply to Ryan. If you use fancy line segments you can put
together a crude work around as long as you have access to a Word2003
document containing a line segment.


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Oh, that's good news, at least for those of us still running Word
2003 and 2007 side by side.


"Greg Maxey" wrote in
message ...
Ms. Barnhill,

Actually the option is disabled for line segments drawn with
Word2007. The option is still available and enabled for line
segments drawn with Word2003.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Unfortunately, the Line Style option for drawing lines was removed
from Word 2007.


"Ryan" wrote in message
...
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office
2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to
change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use
Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart
around with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan


--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR


--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR



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Yes, I had already seen that reply.

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"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Take a look at my reply to Ryan. If you use fancy line segments you can
put together a crude work around as long as you have access to a Word2003
document containing a line segment.


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Oh, that's good news, at least for those of us still running Word
2003 and 2007 side by side.


"Greg Maxey" wrote in
message ...
Ms. Barnhill,

Actually the option is disabled for line segments drawn with
Word2007. The option is still available and enabled for line
segments drawn with Word2003.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Unfortunately, the Line Style option for drawing lines was removed
from Word 2007.


"Ryan" wrote in message
...
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office
2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to
change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use
Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart
around with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR


--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR





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Ryan,

I did some more work with this. Tge following link illustrates
the problem and a couple of work-a-rounds.

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Fancy_Lines_Word2007.htm


"Ryan" wrote:

I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office 2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart around
with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan

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Ryan wrote on 09/18/2009 14:47 ET :
I've pulled my hair out many times trying to use this pos Office 2007. One
of the annoyances was trying to draw a double line.

I draw a line, right-click, select Format Autoshape, then try to change the
Style to a double-line, but it's greyed out.

Any ideas?

And if you'll allow me to rant a little bit, I just want to use Word... this
new interface is tedious and time consuming. I don't want to fart around
with a ribbon, just give me a menu bar.


Ryan

I know that Word 2007 does not have a separate line segment drawer, but if you
create a table and customize the border box and de-select the sides and bottom
of the box, you have a custom line segment. You can keep top and bottom and
sandwich the text between it. Try it. Works great and looks great! I am a new
comer to this site. Maybe almost 2 years to late.
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